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Island of Skulls by Peter Burns

Island of Skulls: Audiobook

Book 2 of the School for Thieves series

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Island of Skulls audiobook runs 8.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Zac Loew-McAlley (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.5listening hrs
Action & Adventure (Kids)store shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish Island of Skulls at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 2,649 Action & Adventure (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.

Catching up on The School for Thieves

This is book 2. Book 1 runs 8.6 hours before it; books 1 to 2 run 17 hours in all.

BookTitleLength
1The School for Thieves8.6 hrs
2Island of Skulls8.5 hrs

About as long, on the Action & Adventure (Kids) shelf

176 Action & Adventure (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.

About this listen

Island of Skulls is book 2 of Peter Burns's School for Thieves series: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Zac Loew-McAlley, released September 1, 2026, on the Action & Adventure (Kids) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.5 hrs
Narrated by
Zac Loew-McAlley
Released
September 1, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Action & Adventure (Kids)
Series
The School for Thieves #2
ISBN
9781668183076

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Island of Skulls audiobook?

Island of Skulls runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the Island of Skulls audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Island of Skulls?

Island of Skulls is narrated by Zac Loew-McAlley.